Kamala’s Housing Fix Won’t Shield Americans From Higher Energy Costs Or Bad Weather
People Need Protection from Harris's Bad Energy Policies, Not Climate Change
by Linnea Lueken Sep 19, 2024 in Energy, Extreme Weather, News and Opinion Reading Time: 5 mins read
A recent post at The Daily Climate news website, titled “Op-ed: People need shelter from climate change — their health hangs in the balance,” claims that climate change is making it harder for people to stay safe from the elements and extreme weather and that federal housing policy is how to fix that problem. This is false on multiple fronts. [emphasis, links added]
Climate change is not causing an increase in dangerous conditions for people, and federal policies that involve subsidized housing will not protect homeless people from weather threats.
The authors assert that Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposals to expand federal housing policies, including using federal funds to build housing and down payment assistance, are actually “a climate change adaptation policy” because people need shelter from extreme weather.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/kamalas-housing-fix-wont-shield-americans-from-higher-energy-costs-or-bad-weather/
